Household consumption expenditures

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Composition

Household consumption expenditures (% of total household consumption expenditure)

Category	EU-15 (2001)	Germany (2001)	United States (1999)
Clothing and footwear	6.52	6.29	5.43
Food (without beverages)	11.75	11.0	6.1
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	12.88	12.15	7.12
Education	0.99	0.69	2.37
Electricity, gas and other fuels	3.40	4.1	2.3
Health	3.19	4.07	16.52
Insurance	2.86	3.1	3.3
Miscellaneous goods and services	9.86	9.91	15.92

See also

• Household final consumption expenditure

External links

• Eurostat - Consumption expenditure of private households

Disposable income is also a very useful indicator of the spending patterns of consumers.

• Personal Consumption Expenditures